Wallet from one-piece of material



Feb. 17, 1953 A. s. SILVA WALLET FROM ONE-PIECE oF MATERIAL Filed Jan.8, 1952 Fam l l f l INVENTOR. l zfzzr 9, 6'

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Patented Feb. 17, 1953 WALLET FROM ONE-PIECE OF MATERIAL Arthur S.Silva, Taunton, Mass., assignor to Swank, Inc., a corporation ofDelaware Application January 8, 1952, Serial No. 265,371v Claims. (Cl.1511-38)l This invention relates to Ia ,wallet formed from a singlepiece of material.

Quite frequently wallets are formed from .a plurality of .pieces ofmaterial in order that the number of pockets in the Wallet may bemultiplied. l

One of the obje-cts of this invention is to provide a wallet from Vasingle piece of material and yet have a plurality of pockets formedtherein.

Another object of the invention is to so form one of the Walls of thepocket that it may slide with reference to the outer or rear wall sothat if the wallet is folded it may accommodate different thicknesses ofcontents in the wallet.

Another object of the invention is to .provide a wallet in which onefinished surface of the leather is exposed to view.

Another object of the invention is to provide a .wallet which isextremely thin in construction.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

With reference to the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of thewallet in open position looking at the front or inner side thereof inopen `position.

Figure 2 is a section o-n line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is -a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure l.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-5 of Figure l.

Figure 7 is a section on line 'I--l of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a fragmental perspective View illustrating in greater detailthe upper left hand corner of the wallet in exploded position.

Figure 9 is a fragmental perspective view showing the parts in Figure 8partially folded into .position.

Figure 10 is a fragmental perspective view showing the completion of thefolding of the parts in nnished position.

Figure l1 is a fragmental perspective View of the lower left corner ofthe Wallet, as shown in Figure 1, said parts being opened out to showthe construction.

Figure 12 isa plan View of a blank from which the wallet is folded.

In proceed-ing 'with this invention, I cut out from a sheet of material,such as leather, a blank in a desired shape, and then by folding fromthe lower edge and, by folding from the ends of the back wall, I providea plurality of pockets with the parts folded being secured in positionby interlocking and cementing in order to hold the parts in the desiredposition.

With reference to the drawings, I0 designates a `blank as sho-wn inFigure l2 whichhas a kback wall Il, a second orintermediate wall I2.Iand front wall sections I3 rand |4. The second wall is folded along thedotted line I5 so as tov lie over the back wall |l while the fron-t wallsections are folded along the dotted lines |6xand I6' overthe secondWall. The `second wall is'slitted as at I'I-II from its opposite endsleaving a lip I8 eX- tending along the fold line I5, and also at theends of this lip there are fingers lil-I9 provided for locking with theother walls as hereinafter mentioned. A finish is provided at the upperedge of the back Wall by turning inwardly the upper edge 2| as will bemore fully explained.

The front wall sections I3 and I4, are then folded inwardly along thelines I6 and I6' so as to overlie the second wall I 2. The lower edges22 of these front wall sections are inserted between the lip I8 and Itheback Wall I I along the portion from the notch 23 to the free end 24while the portion 25 of each section such as adjacent the fold line I6overlies the lip and the finger I9, and the projection 26 at the end 24extends beneath the center portion of the second wall, as shown indotted line in Figure 1. The lip I8 is cemented to this portion 22 so asto maintain it in this position.

At the upper edge of the front wall section I3, the tab 2'I extendsbeneath the enlarged portion 28 of the turned over edge 2| and iscemented to this .portion :29 shown stippled in Figure 9 to hold it inthe position shown in Figure 10.

The second wall I2 has its upper corner portions 30 notched as at 3|,providing a projection 32 which is located between the tab 21 on thefront ,Wall and the back wall, and also beneath the enlarged portion 28with the turned over edge 2| extending through the notch 3| so that thissecond wall is sllidably related to the back Wall and the front wall andpermitted of longitudinal movement in generally the plane of the secondWall for adjusting its position when various thicknesses of contents areplaced in the Wallet.

The turned over portion 2| will be secured throughout its extent, theenlarged portions being secured to the tabs 2'I While the intermediateportions are secured directly to the back wall. In this manner, thenished surface of the wallet is always exposed either when the Wallet isin open position or closed position.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that the second wall issl-idably related at both of its ends to the front walls I3 and I4,providing a variable thickness pocket between the back wall and secondwall forbills. The second wall addi- 3 tionally provides pockets onehalf the length of the long pocket between the front wall and the secondwall for cards as may be desired.

I claim:

1. A wallet formed of a single piece of material comprising a back wall,a second wall fastened to and folded upwardly from the lower edge of theback wall, said second wall being slitted from its` outer ends inwardlyparallel to the direction of said fold between longitudinal edges of thesecond wall to provide a lip extending along the lower edge of the backwall, and front wall sections folded inwardly from the ends of the backwall to extend over the major portion of the second wall and with oneedge portion thereof extending between the lip and back wall, and means'to secure the front wall sections -to the lip.

2. A wallet as in claim 1 wherein the inner ends of the front wallsections are spaced from each other and free from the second wall.

, 3. Wallet as in claim 1 wherein the back Iwall has its upper edgeturned inwardly upon itself and each of said front Wall sections has a.tab at its` outer end locked between the back wall and said inwardlyturned edge.

4. A wallet as in claim 1 wherein the back wall has its upper edgeturned inwardly upon itself and each of said front wall sections has atab at its outer end locked between the back wall and said inwardlyturned edge. and said second wall has its upper corners slidably relatedbetween said Itabs and back wall.

5. A wallet as in claim l wherein the back wall has its upper edgeturned inwardly upon itself and each of said front wall sections has atab at its outer end locked between the back wall and said inwardlyturned edge, and said second wall has its upper corners slidably relatedbetween said tabs and back wall, and with a notch at each upper cornerreceiving the edge of said inwardly turned portion of rthe back wallextending over said tabs.

ARTHUR S. SILVA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,267,246 Mac Donald May 21, 19182,423,911 Stanley July 15, 1947 2,578,502 Brady Dec. 11, 1951

